NCB updates health protocols for employees after worker tests positive for COVID-19

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NCB updates health protocols for employees after worker tests positive for COVID-19

Following the confirmation of a positive COVID-19 test for one of its employees at the Duke Street branch in downtown Kingston, National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCB) has closed the location until further notice. “We took the decision...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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